Letter from H. H. Erwin in Charlotte, Tennessee, to Colin J. McRae.
In the letter Erwin, a purchasing agent for the Confederacy, explains the difficulties he has encountered while trying to take a load of bacon to Confederate soldiers in Alabama. He also discusses several men who might be available to work at the foundry in Selma. He intends to find skilled slaves t...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | In the letter Erwin, a purchasing agent for the Confederacy, explains the difficulties he has encountered while trying to take a load of bacon to Confederate soldiers in Alabama. He also discusses several men who might be available to work at the foundry in Selma. He intends to find skilled slaves to work there as well, but this will be more difficult: "It is a heavy drag to get negroes as their owners are anxious to keep them at home as long as there is any probability of our forces holding this country." |
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